Responsibilities and Benefits of Membership

As a member, your responsibilities manifest in at least three ways: 

   ~ To yourself, you owe the pursuit of a personal spiritual journey. 
   ~ To others, you owe participation as a member of a shared community. 
   ~ To the institution, you owe a commitment of financial support in the form of an annual pledge in the amount you feel appropriate in your economic circumstances.

Responsibilities

Members should expect to:

• attend church on a regular basis
• participate in the life of the church
• volunteer an appropriate amount of time and energy in support of the church
• provide a meaningful level of financial support for the church, in recognition of our role as members, property owners and employers (Fair Share giving goal: 2.5%-8%)
• explore and celebrate our personal spirituality in community with others
• perform service in the larger community
• receive and model responsible behavior
• create a caring community of seekers after the truth
• provide a haven for everyone's exploration of personal religious beliefs
• share the joys and sorrows of life's passages, to celebrate and grieve together
• educate children and adults in our Unitarian Universalist heritage and values
• challenge, stimulate and encourage each other's moral, ethical and religious growth
• act upon our values in reaching out to the wider world
• support liberal religion in the Pacific Northwest
• advise the membership chair and/or the church office if you move or wish to withdraw your membership

Benefits

Voting members:

• Right to vote on annual church budget, calling a settled minister, and purchase of church property
• Right to vote in the election of church officers
• Eligible for election to the Board of Trustees, Nominating Committee, or Building Project Oversight Committee (BPOC)
• Eligible for appointment to select church committees, such as the Committee on Congregational Ministry (COCM)
• Eligible to chair church committees
• Eligible to use Pastoral care and counseling services
• Eligible to use church facilities for rites-of-passage ceremonies
• Subscription to UU World magazine (From the UUA)
• Recognition as a UUCE stakeholder

Voting and Non-voting Members:

• Subscription to UUCE monthly newsletter and weekly emailed calendar
• Participate in church committees and organizations
• Church Directory of Members and Friends
• Subscription to Biz-UUCE email list (meeting minutes, organizational news)
• Notice of and first rights to educational offerings
• Connections to the Unitarian Universalist movement worldwide